AI guess If you were to hear this record without any details as to where and what for you’d probably be forgiven for thinking they’ve just graduated from the backstreets of some Oslo dive bar or studied at the rock and roll high school frequented by The Hellacopters and that would be a fair assumption but if I were to tell you they are from a hotbed of punk rock n fuckin roll straight  outta Warsaw you might raise an eyebrow but there are no borders in Rock n Roll and where a band is influenced from doesn’t matter but its generally accepted that certain Genres of music filter out into the world from certain often unique places like Grunge hailing from Seattle or Hair Metal coming outta LA or punk out of London (maybe).  I wouldn’t mind betting this is the first Polish scuzzy rock n roll band you’ve had the pleasure of hearing?  anyway on with the show.  ‘Heart Of Black City’ certainly nods in the general direction of Scandinavia and their sleazy garage rock n roll and I bet there are a few Gluecifer and Turbonegro records splattered throughout their collections which is a great thing proving that it’s getting out there and kids all over the place are picking up a guitar and writing music that certainly hits the spot around these parts.

I’d say that this third long player kicks off with more of a Gluecifer nod than Hellacopters vibe which is fine but its riff-a-rama rather than leaning towards the American garage rock of the Stooges but I’m sure that diluted in their DNA somewhere. Jacek Barton handles the vocals confidently and he’s certainly shooting from the same lip as Biff Malibu and we like that.  As the album opens up you reach ‘Prince Of Scum’ which has a cool intro that raises the tempo before rockin’ out.

‘For Life’ kicks off side two and a rather tasty bass line signals a fairly lengthy intro  that heads right down the Gluecifer route which is fine by me and we’re treated to more of the same the riffs are big and bruising but to close this offering out the band dedicate ‘Bagermossen’ to Hellacopters recently passed away guitar slinger  Strings its a nice touch and obviously that’s why the riffs are less heavy and lean more toward the style of the ‘Copters with plenty of noodling and string bending.  I’ve enjoyed my first forray into the sleazy underbelly of Warsaw’s Rock n Roll scene hopefully there will be more to come and Poison Heart will spearhead a new dawn of Polish rock n roll.  Why not its got to come from somewhere might as well be this fine Black city.

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Author : Dom Daley